Artem is a Slavic form of Artemios, from Greek roots associated with Artemis and health or soundness.
Artem is the Ukrainian and Eastern Slavic form of the ancient Greek name Artemios, which derives directly from Artemis — the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and the wilderness, one of the twelve Olympians and among the most widely venerated deities of the ancient world. The name Artemios was carried by early Christian saints, most notably Saint Artemios of Antioch, a 4th-century martyr, which allowed the name to survive the transition from pagan to Christian Europe by attaching itself to the new faith's calendar of veneration.
In Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, Artem has been a consistently popular masculine name for centuries, carrying the authority of classical learning and religious tradition simultaneously. In Ukraine in particular, Artem (Артем) has maintained strong usage through periods of national identity formation — it is a name that sounds unmistakably Eastern Slavic while tracing its roots to the Mediterranean world. Notable Ukrainian bearers include Artem Milevskiy, the celebrated footballer, and Artem (Fedir Sergeyev), an early Bolshevik revolutionary who gave his name to the Ukrainian city of Artemivsk.
For the diaspora communities of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian descent that have settled across North America, Western Europe, and Australia, Artem serves as a cultural anchor — a name that travels well phonetically (it requires no mispronunciation in English) while remaining distinctly and proudly of its homeland. In recent years, amid heightened global awareness of Ukrainian culture, the name has attracted fresh interest beyond Slavic communities.